Gartner Inc Dossier
Qualitative Analysis
Business overview
Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading research and advisory company, delivering actionable, objective business and technology insights to senior leaders across the enterprise. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Gartner operates through three primary segments: Insights (formerly Research), Conferences, and Consulting. The Insights segment, which generates approximately 80% of the company's total revenue, provides subscription-based access to published research, data, benchmarks, and direct access to a global network of research experts. The Conferences segment offers business professionals role-specific summits and peer-driven sessions, including its flagship IT Symposium/Xpo series. The Consulting segment delivers customized, technology-driven strategic initiatives and on-the-ground support to senior executives. Gartner serves clients in over 90 countries, helping them optimize IT budgets, manage digital transformations, and execute mission-critical priorities.
Research as of 19 Jun 2026
Strategic Initiatives
Growth programs, investments, and their expected impact
The development and global rollout of AskGartner, an LLM-powered digital overlay tool that provides clients with instant, tailored answers drawing exclusively from Gartner's proprietary, analyst-verified insights.
Expected impact: Radically reduce the time clients spend searching for actionable insights, leading to higher user engagement and improved contract renewal rates.
Returning excess capital to shareholders through disciplined share buybacks. The company repurchased $1.991 billion of common stock in 2025 and continued with $535 million in repurchases during Q1 2026, supported by board-authorized increases.
Expected impact: Reduce diluted share count (projected down to ~69 million in 2026 from ~78 million in early 2025) to drive compound annual growth in Adjusted EPS.